Sino Korean numbers: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:54, 30 May 2009

The Sino Korean numbers are derived from the Chinese numerals (Sino is a prefix meaning Chinese).

Any time 6 is preceded by 10 (like 16 or 56), the combination is always pronounced 심육

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 ! Number
-! Sino Korean
+! Pronunciation
 ! [[Hanja]]
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 | 15 || 십오 || 十五
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-| 16 || 십육* || 十六
+| 16 || 심육* || 十六
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 | 17 || 십칠 || 十七
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-| 100 || 백 || 百
+|  56 || 오심육* || 五十六
-|-
-| 1000 || 천 || 千
-|-
-| 1'0000 || 만 || 萬
-|-
-| 10^5 || 십만 || 十萬
-|-
-| 10^6 || 백만 || 百萬
-|-
-| 10^7 || 천만 || 千萬
-|-
-| 10^8 || 억 || 億
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-|  ||  ||
+| 100 || 백 || 百
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-|  ||  ||
+| 1,000 || 천 || 千
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-|  ||  ||
+| 10,000 || 만 || 萬
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-|  ||  ||
+| 100,000 || 십만 || 十萬
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-|  ||  ||
+| 1,000,000 || 백만 || 百萬
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-|  ||  ||
+| 10,000,000 || 천만 || 千萬
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-|  ||  ||
+| 100,000,000 || 억 || 億
+|}
-|}
+*Any time 6 is preceded by 10 (like 16 or 56), the combination is always pronounced 심육
-<!--Why 심육?-->
-<!--I recommend you read something about sound changes: ㅂ is pronounced ㅁ between vowels and voiced consonants (ㄹ,ㅁ,ㄴ)... err... with some more technicalities.  (Actually, it is supposed to be pronounced "심뉵"... but the distinction is probably hard to hear.)-->